Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy randomized controlled trial

Laurie Zawertailo; Helena Zhang; Noreen Rahmani; Tarek K. Rajji; Peter Selby

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0277408

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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy randomized controlled trial

Laurie Zawertailo ,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: laurie.zawertailo@camh.ca

Affiliations Nicotine Dependence Service, Addictions Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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Helena Zhang,

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Nicotine Dependence Service, Addictions Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Noreen Rahmani,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Nicotine Dependence Service, Addictions Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Tarek K. Rajji,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Peter Selby

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Nicotine Dependence Service, Addictions Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy randomized controlled trial

Laurie Zawertailo,
Helena Zhang,
Noreen Rahmani,
Tarek K. Rajji,
Peter Selby

Published: December 8, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277408

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